Business

Aviva paid more than £439m to its life and critical illness (CI) customers in 2011, a total of 99%, making payments for 10,495 life claims and 1,568 CI claims.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed a set of rules dictating how firms which sold payment protection insurance (PPI) must contact potential mis-selling victims to inform them of their rights.

Pink has appointed Zurich Financial Services to its network protection panel, joining existing panel members Aviva, LV=, Pru Protect and Bright Grey.

Almost two-thirds (63%) of small, family-run businesses would not survive the loss of a key member of staff, according to Scottish Widows.

Business protection is one of the largest untapped markets in desperate need of financial advice. Clare Harrop issues a call to arms

Friends Life has completed its full launch with the unveiling of its individual protection proposition for IFAs.

Protection and health insurance complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) leapt sharply in the second three months of the year.

Legal & General has warned that advisers could be vulnerable to complaints action is they fail to ensure that business protection clients have completed the correct legal paperwork.

British bosses are more likely to protect their office equipment than their key staff, according to new research.

Not only will the needs of each and every client who needs a protection policy differ, but advisers also have to factor in the different underwriting processes of providers...